Myanmar’s Intelligence State
ANDREW SELTH | Both Aung San Suu Kyi’s government and the armed forces know that their survival is threatened more by disunity and domestic… Read More
Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia
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Regional wrap
The last fortnight witnessed significant shifts in the geopolitical dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region. The 2+2 defence and foreign ministerial dialogue between Washington and New… Read More
The Rohingyas: A new terrorist threat?
ANDREW SELTH | There have been a small number of militant Muslim groups in Myanmar, but they were usually weak and disorganised. A few… Read More
Regional wrap
The last fortnight will go down as one of the most absurd in Australia’s political history. What began as a leadership challenge to Prime Minister… Read More
The ‘rule of law’ as a political weapon in Cambodia
The Law as a Political Weapon The Cambodian Government is not shy in using the law to suppress opposition voices and human rights defenders. In… Read More
Perspectives:Asia | Asia’s reckoning: The rise of China in Asia, America and Australia.
Richard McGregor, senior fellow for East Asia at the Lowy Institute explored the complex and fractious relationship between the US and China and its influence on… Read More
Two decades of economic growth benefited only the richest 20%. How severe is inequality in Indonesia?
YENNY TJOE | A World Bank report in 2015 rang alarm bells for Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Despite Indonesia managing to more than halve its… Read More
Regional wrap
The last fortnight witnessed the unfolding of dramatic events, turnarounds and some disturbing developments in the Asia Pacific region. The most talked-about development was another… Read More
Regional wrap
The last fortnight witnessed the enunciation of President Donald Trump’s economic and security vision for the Indo-Pacific. Last week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,… Read More
Griffith Asia Institute brings diplomacy to the table in Malaysia
The Griffith Asia Institute in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) convened a one-day Diplomacy Roundtable in Penang, Malaysia on Friday… Read More
